Banned, but not forgotten

Chicago Tribune

This historical photograph from the Tribune archives shows a 1936 scene at a Chicago-area fireworks stand. Even though pyrotechnics were banned in the city following the Great Chicago Fire, fireworks could still be purchased just outside the city's limits. Finally, in 1942, the state banned

This historical photograph from the Tribune archives shows a 1936 scene at a Chicago-area fireworks stand. Even though pyrotechnics were banned in the city following the Great Chicago Fire, fireworks could still be purchased just outside the city's limits. Finally, in 1942, the state banned (Chicago Tribune)

This historical photograph from the Tribune archives shows a 1936 scene at a Chicago-area fireworks stand. Even though pyrotechnics were banned in the city following the Great Chicago Fire, fireworks could still be purchased just outside the city's limits. Finally, in 1942, the state banned